When you're playing a character, you don't really want to have an opinion about where you're going to end up. Otherwise, you can't really stay in the moment and in your character.

If youre serious about what youre doing, youve got to keep your head and follow your instinct. Maybe you wont reach the same dizzy heights as others, but you will get something back.

I've never taken myself too seriously, I'm not into that.

I really wouldn't want to live in America. I found New York claustrophobic and dirty. I missed England when I was there, simple things like smells and the British sense of humor.

The whole point of being an actor is to get satisfaction out of a role -- unless you're just vain about celebrity. You're always looking for the one thing that will surprise you.

I'm a pretty happy person, to be honest with you.

I don't want to talk about the specifics of other people's performances compared with my own. I'd never do that.

I consider myself really lucky and I always have done. My approach is that if I know I'm relaxed and happy, then I will do my best work.

I like to play different types roles, but I'd like to do a comedy next.

Being part of 'Natural Nylon' is a great way to have an influence on the films that get out there. I love films and it gives me an input.

You're trying to bring a character to an audience, and tell stories. That's what we're all trying do.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

Hollwood creates useful entertainment. There are millions of people on earth who need distraction and American cinema fulfills that function.

When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.

There is not a person we employ who does not, like ourselves, desire recognition, praise, gentleness, forbearance, patience.

By dismissing what could work, we dismiss our own growth. We dismiss what's possible.

There are definitely some tricks and techniques to a good reading. Rewarding the audience that shows up to your reading is very important and you can't be boring or ungrateful.

Nature has granted the use of life like a loan, without fixing any day for repayment.

Most of the successful people in Hollywood are failures as human beings.

Change is a threat when done to me, but an opportunity when done by me.

Any person claiming to be a baseball fan who does not also claim to have invented the quickest, simplest and most complete method of keeping score probably is a fraud.